Innovative eDiscovery services offer immense benefits for lawyers and other legal professionals. The amount of information that accompanies a large case can be staggering, and finding ways to streamline data is a great approach. Since 2005, lawyers have been able to use electronic discovery software to store, retrieve, and organize pertinent data with the help of outside consulting firms like KEY Discovery.
The Electronic Discovery Process
Data preservation is a key goal ahead of any legal dispute, and errors are costly. There are also many protocols companies adopt that outline when they dispose of the data, and lawyers need to be well-versed in methods to discover, store, and manage this information. Thankfully, eDiscovery simplifies the process significantly.
The discovery process starts by identifying relevant case documents and their custodians, other key individuals, and location. Failing to preserve the data correctly gives rise to sanctions and might be seen as negligent in the eyes of the law. Preservation is essential, especially where a legal hold on the data ensures that the custodians cannot dispose of or change the data without reprisal.
After data collection, our litigation support team sends it to the right legal counsel for review. During this processing phase, they upload the native files or apply culling techniques, such as duplication. “DeNISTing” also reduces the number of documents subject to an assessment if they are not pertinent to the case.
The review process determines privileged information, and our team ensures that it is highly responsive to any discovery requests. We then design a workflow and support the lawyers with careful and efficient project management. In the last phase, the opposing counsel sees the documents for review purposes.
Who Should Use Electronic Discovery Services?
A large legal case is complex, but eDiscovery benefits anyone who may act in the legal proceedings, including:
- law firms,
- companies involved in the dispute
- counsel that needs access to the information
We also recommend that local judges update their knowledge on these electronically stored information (ESI) processes to streamline legal information.
KEY Discovery offers plenty of support through the process, helping legal professionals identify cost-effective practices and faster solutions during a case. We also provide critical term analysis, consult with management at the infrastructure level, and make our services available through the complexities of each judicial decision.
Benefits of Outsourcing eDiscovery Work
A good partner makes all the difference as law firms adopt the eDiscovery process. Outsourcing the work bypasses the need for costly training sessions of in-house teams and saves time on grunt work. Staff focuses on the business and legal matters while your eDiscovery partner at KEY Discovery works on any technical details as you need information.
The eDiscovery hardware and software are also costly, and our team does the work for a fraction of the cost with secure, streamlined protocols. If privileged information is at hand, our partners appreciate that our service minimizes the risk of errors or a breach, especially where client confidentiality laws complicate matters. Law firms and their attorneys rely on us to help them protect clients’ information, and KEY Discovery takes this responsibility very seriously.
Law firms have enough work ahead of them with litigation, but data collection, processing, and security do not need to add to the pressure. The eDiscovery technology puts important data sources into electronic formats for safekeeping and streamlines the process of search-and-retrieve, review, and management.
KEY Discovery supports corporations and law firms by taking care of the technical details through eDiscovery software services and other litigation support services—call us at 617-348-9360 today to schedule a free consultation and hear more about our data services.